Climate & Climate Change

Which of the following is NOT a way that humans put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere:

• Burning fossil fuels

• Respiration

• Burning down forests

• Going through photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the main problem with humans, carbon dioxide, and climate change?

• We are putting too much carbon dioxide into the air too quickly.

• We are taking too much carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

• We are breathing too much and it's causing global warming.

• We are planting too many trees.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What do we call the long-term pattern of weather of an area, defined by average temp and precip?

• Climate

• Eccentricity

• Greenhouse Effect

• Solar Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What gas do we consider to be a common, potent greenhouse gas that sticks around in the atmosphere for a long time?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen Gas

• Water Vapor

• Hydrogen Gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What do we call the heating of Earth's atmosphere due to gases that trap the heat around the Earth?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Milankovitch Cycle

• Solar Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What does a greenhouse gas do to Earth's atmosphere?

• Reflects heat into space

• Traps heat to Earth

• Increases oxygen content

• Cools the air

How does burning fossil fuels change the climate?

• Increases greenhouse gases

• Changes intensity of the sun

• Changes the tilt of Earth

• Blocks out the sun with gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Compared to the equator, what kind of temperatures exist at high latitudes (near 90° N and S)?

• Warmer temps

• Cooler temps

• There is no difference based on latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is the areas around the equator warmer than that of the poles?

• More direct sunlight

• More greenhouse gases

• More water

• More reflective ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is NOT a potential impact of rising global temperatures:

• Rising sea-levels

• Global Warming

• Species Migration

• More sea ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6